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| Date: | Friday 3 February 2023 |
| Time: | 02:12 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8HG (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Air India Express |
| Registration: | VT-AYC |
| MSN: | 36339/3039 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 147 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH/OMAA) -
 United Arab Emirates
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH/OMAA) |
| Kozhikode-Calicut Airport (CCJ/VOCL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air India Express flight IX348, a Boeing 737-8HG withe 147 passengers & crew on board, suffered a no. 1 engine flameout at 1,000 ft during the climb after takeoff from Abu Dhabi.
The flight returned and landed safely 22 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/calicut-bound-air-india-express-flight-lands-in-abu-dhabi-after-flames-detected-mid-air/articleshow/97568918.cms
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-ayc#2f0efde0
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 December 2022 | VT-AYC | Air India Express | 0 | near Tiruchirappalli |  |
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